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2010년 5월 30일 충남대학교 평생교육원 원우들과 함께 경북 포항시 북구 기계면(杞溪面)으로 관산을 다녀왔다. 먼저 포항시 북구 기계면 봉계리에 위치한 파평 윤씨(坡平 尹氏) 시조 태사공(太師公) 윤신달(尹莘達)(893-973) 묘소를 찾아갔다. 좁은 마을 길로 들어서니 마을어귀에 제법 커다..

제가 자주 찾는 블로그 중에 빗쏠이 님 블로그가 있답니다. 빗쏠이님의 아이디어를 차용하여 이 카테고리를 열었습니다. 책을 접하지 못하는 이유는 수없이 많지만 모두다 부질없는 이유들일 것입니다. 더 이상 이런 저런 이유로 책을 멀리하는 것은 죄악일 것 같군요. 그동안 책을 읽으면서 좋은 구..

USAF Wants Reusable Rockets That Could Fly Back. Discovery News (5/18, Klotz) reported, "The US Air Force has a vision of the future that includes rockets that are not only reusable, but also able to fly back to Earth and land autonomously on a runway" in order to cut down costs of retrieving them. "The Air Force Research Laboratory is rolling out a $33-million pathfinder program to develop a p..

Nanotechnology Researchers Develop Anti-Icing Surface Coating. Flight International (5/18, Egozi) reported Professor Hana Dodiuk of Shenkar College of Engineering claims "to have developed a surface coating capable of preventing ice accumulation on plastic aircraft surfaces." Professor Dodiuk said "that tests on clear plastic show the self-cleaning, ultra-hydrophobic coating has a very low surf..

"Microlens" System Could Significantly Boost Imaging Power. Popular Science (5/18, Dillow) reports that, by "taking advantage of the unique properties of gold at the nanoscale, scientists [at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute] have created a 'microlens' system that could boost detectivity in quantum-dot-based IR detectors by 20 times." The "quantum dot infrared photodetectors (QDIPs)" that the r..

Researchers Find Potential Hacker Weaknesses In Car Computer Systems. Technology Review (5/18) reports, "This week researchers will present a study showing what could happen if a determined hacker went after the computer systems embedded in cars. The researchers found that, among other things, an attacker could disable the vehicle's brakes, stop its engine, or take control of its door locks." C..

Robot Fires Tiny Rockets To Neutralize Bombs. The Wired (5/17, Shachtman) "Danger Room" blog reported on a small, armed robot developed by Rafael that "might be allowed into warzones as a tool for neutralizing roadside bombs." The Pincher robot, which "is the size of a toy truck," carries "a self-contained micro rocket with safety ignition, motor, warhead and safety fuse," according to a Defens..

"Double Bubble" Architecture, Tail-Mounted Engines Could Increase Aircraft Fuel Efficiency. Popular Science (5/17, Dillow) reported, "An MIT team aims to bring aviation into the 21st century with two bold new designs for commercial airliners that could trim fuel use by up to 70 percent while increasing passenger capacity." The D series and H series designs "are part of a $2.1 million research c..

Google's Collection Of Private Data Causes Anger In Europe. The New York Times (5/15, O'Brien) reported on its webpage, "European privacy regulators and advocates reacted angrily Saturday to the disclosure by Google...that it had systematically collected private data since 2006 while compiling its Street View photo archive." Google was "being pressed by European officials about the kind of data..

Scramjets Called "Future" Of Spaceflight. Spaceflight Now (5/16, Covault) reported, "The first hypersonic X-51 scramjet powered long-duration flights to give the Pentagon a new 'Prompt Global Strike' capability that ties atmospheric and space propulsion will begin as early as May 25 at Edwards Air Force Base." According to the article, scramjet propulsion is the "future" for spaceflight as even..

Air Force Looks To Establish Cloud Computing Research Center. Military & Aerospace Electronics (5/16, Keller) reported that the Air Force is looking "to establish a research center of excellence in assured cloud computing," and as part of that effort is "looking to partner with a college or university to host and collaborate in assured cloud computing research." A recent broad agency announceme..

By 2050, One Quarter Of Global Electricity Could Come From Solar, IEA Reports. The Los Angeles Times (5/13, Hsu) reports, "By 2050, the world could be getting a quarter of its electricity from solar power," according to the International Energy Agency, which yesterday released "two 'roadmaps' for photovoltaics technology and concentrating solar power." The IEA also "recommends that governments ..

Nanotube Transistor Converts Biological Chemical Energy Into Electricity. New Scientist (5/12, Barras) reported, "A novel transistor controlled by the chemical that provides the energy for our cells' metabolism could be a big step towards making prosthetic devices that can be wired directly into the nervous system." The transistor, developed by researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Lab..

"Nanodot" Memory Could Store 50 Times More Than Flash. Technology Review (5/11, Graham-Rowe) reports on a "new technique, developed by researchers at North Carolina State University, [that] makes it possible to arrange magnetic 'nanodots' -- particles around six nanometers wide -- in orderly arrays, making it easier to use them to store bits of information magnetically. Jay Narayan, a professor..

X-51 Scramjet Will Launch Later This Month. New Scientist (5/7, Courtland) reported, "In the last week of May, thousands of square miles of airspace above the Pacific Ocean will be cleared to make way for a skinny, shark-nosed aircraft called the X-51." The scramjet will be dropped from a jet, where it will attempt to maintain hypersonic speeds for minutes. Boeing X-51 Program Manager Joe Vogel..

Scientists Warn Jordan River Could Dry Up By 2011. The AP (5/4) reported a team of Israeli, Jordanian and Palestinian environmental scientists released a report saying that "large stretches" of the Jordan River "could dry up by 2011. And much of what remains is nothing but a canal of sewage." According to the report, "sadly, it is one of the efforts to save the river that has helped doom it. ....

Cluster Of Smartphone Chips To Emulate 1 Billion Neuron Brain. New Scientist (5/4, Marks) reported that Steve Furber, a computer engineer at the University of Manchester, is planning a "1-billion-neuron silicon brain" made from low-cost microchips. Furber argues "that if we want to use computers with even a fraction of a brain's flexibility, we need to start with affordable, practical, low-powe..

2010년 5월 2일(일) 전북 완주군과 김제시에 걸쳐있는 모악산 산행길에 전주김씨 시조 김태서 님의 묘를 보게되었다. 전주김씨 시조는 경순왕 4자의 殷說의 8 세손(경순왕의 9 세손) 金台瑞이다. 김일성이 전주김씨 32세손으로 알려져 매스콤을 탔던 묘소이다. 未方을 등지고 丑方을 향하는 未坐丑向 으로..

2010년 5월 1일토) 오후 두시에 14기생 11명이 유곡 교수님과 진호 강사님을 모시고 첫 번째 관산을 가게 되었다. 첫번째 관산지로 국립대전현충원의 국가원수묘역을 찾게 되었다. 오후 2시에 모여 다같이 현충탑에 단체로 참배를 드리고, 국가원수묘지에 들렀다가 지난 4월 29일에 장례식을 ..

2010년 3월 10일(수) 개강일 충남대학교 평생교육원에서 매주 수요일에 수강하는 풍수지리학 입문과정이 오늘 개강하였다. 지도교수는 유곡 김진철 교수님이고, 강사님은 진호 박지선 강사님으로 풍수지리학 제6기 졸업생으로 전문과정까지 마친 여성 강사분이다. 오늘 23명이 참석하였고,..